What color is #333111?

#333111 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333111?

The RGB value is 51, 49, 17: 51 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333111?

The complementary color is #111333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333111 color

#333111 rgb(51, 49, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #333111 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (51, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 67% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#333111 color codes

HEX	`#333111`
RGB	`rgb(51, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 67%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, -4.36, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 20.84, 102.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.565, 2.941, 0.963)`
Decimal	`3354897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333111, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #333111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #333111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333111; }
.text { color: #333111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333111, #243311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #333111?: #333111 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333111?: The RGB value is 51, 49, 17: 51 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333111?: The complementary color is #111333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.